Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-31
GENERAL WASHINGTON JEWS.
Secretary Lamar Orders Lands to he Re-
stored.

WASHINGTON, Dec. - $ cfetary Lamar
TODAY Instructed the commissioner OF the
general lana eff t that the order OF December
is, 1857, directing THAT all lanes heretofore
withdrawn and held for indemnity purposes
under grants to railroads." mentioned in said
order, hc rcstor, d TO the public domain and
opened to settlement and entry under the
general Laws, after 1iviag the usual notice,
De charge II anil modified go that the lands
shall he restored 10 the pubic domain upon
The sane terms and IN the same manner as
was directed to he Done by The order Of Aug.
2, 1857, In relation 10 Indemnity lands with
drawn for tie benefit Of the Atlantic and
Pact6c Railroad company, and subsequent
orders Of Aut Ust Is. 1887, In relation to other
roads. The secretary also directs that, for
reasons stated, the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul road he excluded from said order.
DONE IL EXECUTIVE SESSION.
y. Z. strauss, minister TO Turkey.
s. 3. Carlisle, Of New Orleans, TO be minis
ter 10 Boliya.
j. W. Wake, Of Tezss, 10 be consul-geI-
eral at Bogota.
Postma-tev5-NtbrlsEi D.. VI. Walworth,
Louo City.
Dsbota: j. Is. Bertrand, j., Canton;
Daniel Flynn, MaLdan; +. w. FOUGHT, Rid
field; Alex. Grcen, Miller; G. W. Hastings,
Broohings; W. G Jldd, Fargo; A w. Mul.
len, Desmct; z. Z. O,nsner, Kimtall; u. c.
Rasmussen, DEVILS Lake, J. n. Taylor,
Columbia.
DTFICRSCY ~sTIMATEs.
TIE secretary OF rho treasury Today trans
mitted to congress eftimates 20 meet the de-
fcicncics 10 ,he expenditures Of the
vartCu- departments OF the gov
eminent for the ffcal yesr ending June 8,
1898, and prto- gears, amounting 60 S5,5eo,O'5
lie also submits an estimate, sGgregaling
$3,C75,274, 10 meet the urgent demands upon
the government FOR the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1858, and a schedule Of Clans,
amounting - $s},7J3, allowed by the sixth
auditor, on sccoUnt Of compensation OF post
masters under tire rcao lstment set OF 1888
ApDrNG TO THE SURPLUS.
The government receipts this month 20 far
hLLodht - o. "f'r0rS, '''h@ u" oN" "a
Si2 997 137 over ,h9 disbursements for the
same period.
THE -AslrIs RAILWAYS.
WASHINGTON, DC. %1.-lhe report Of the
commission 20 Investigate the affairs Of the
Pacific railroads WITH not be sent 20 congress
until aiter he recess.
WILL OBSERVE THE HOLIDAYS,
Necrotary Fairchiii issued an oroer to-day
for the closing OF all custom houses on the
26ah inst. and the I'd prox, He also ordlred
the closing OF the. treasury dcTa tment ut
noon on the 2fth and 5lst inst.
IMPORTED ABOk.
Secretary F.ircAili took ofi .ial notice TO
day of me re >0rt that 1000 Belgian miners
are to be imported 10 take he place Of the
miners A. the Leigh valley now on a etrike.
He sent kilograms to the COLI ctors al New
York, Philadelphia a, b o'ton ard Baltimore,
instIucting them e. be ~yistlapt In preventing
any violation ri The alien contract labor law.
M'emLiCUDT's CASE.
sigourrCv Brtler, second comptroller OF The
currency, today n0tih,d the secretary cf the
interior that he accounts or Y. I. MCG ~
cuady, late sgent at Pine RidTc, .. 7, had
been thoroughly examined and found correct,
and tnGt N. McGtlicuddy w,s indebted to
the Uai,ea States In the sum OF 1929 81, dis.
allow ad items.